Arts & Entertainment
The latest arts and entertainment highlights, previews, reviews, music and film features and opinion pieces from The Skinny writers.
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ArtWhen Attitudes Become Form: Bern 1969/Venice 2013 @ Prada Foundation, Venice
When Attitudes Become Form is a re-enactment of Harald Szeeman's landmark exhibition that took place in the Bern Kunsthalle in 1969, translated as accurate... Read more »| 05 Sep 2013 -
MusicDiscopolis / The Little Kicks / Miaoux Miaoux @ Electric Circus, 30 August
Tonight, good things come in threes. No, not the £3 cocktails; the Circus is spoiling us with an adroitly curated trio. Julian Corrie opens confidently... Read more »| 05 Sep 2013 -
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Interview: 65daysofstatic return with Wild Light
Five albums, a relentless touring schedule, a film score and a confusing name have not dulled the fire in 65daysofstatic's belly. Paul Wolinski gives voice to an instrumental band Read more »| 05 Sep 2013 -
MusicSebadoh – Defend Yourself
Lou Barlow's place in rock lore is already sealed via Dinosaur Jr basslines and fronting cult heroes Sebadoh, so the 47-year-old can just put his feet up, ri... Read more »| 04 Sep 2013 -
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The Stepkids – Troubadour
The second LP from this Connecticut trio plays with jazz, soul and vintage pop signatures in a glossy, superficial manner that struggles to extend its emotio... Read more »| 04 Sep 2013 -
FilmIkarie XB-1
Blandly retitled as Voyage to the End of the Universe in some English-speaking markets, the snappily-monikered Ikarie XB-1 (the title alludes to Icarus,... Read more »| 04 Sep 2013
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FilmTrue Lies: Jeanie Finlay unmasks The Great Hip Hop Hoax
Jeanie Finlay's breakthrough film examined the plight of the independent record shop. In The Great Hip-Hop Hoax, she turns her attention to Scottish hip-hoppers turned fake US rap stars, Silibil N' Brains Read more »| 04 Sep 2013 -
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The Art of Letting Go: RM Hubbert on Breaks & Bone
After a duo of acclaimed records inspired by loss and reconnections, RM Hubbert explains why third solo album Breaks & Bone is about moving on Read more »| 04 Sep 2013 -
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Three in the Room: Dom Butler on Factory Floor's steady evolution
Factory Floor’s self-titled debut LP is one of the most anticipated of 2013. The band's Dom Butler describes how they had to go against instinct in order to finish it Read more »| 04 Sep 2013 -
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Sky Larkin – Motto
Every track on Motto could serve as a fine introduction to Sky Larkin’s brand of dynamic indie rock – and given neither The Golden Spike nor Kale... Read more »| 04 Sep 2013 -
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King Khan and the Shrines – Idle No More
This Berlin-based collective, known for their anarchic live performances, combine influences including Sun Ra, James Brown, the Velvet Underground and the Mo... Read more »| 04 Sep 2013 -
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RM Hubbert – Breaks & Bone
Stripping arrangements back to one man and a guitar again (after the broader, guest-filled canvas of Thirteen Lost & Found), Breaks & Bone firmly und... Read more »| 04 Sep 2013 -
Music
Jesu – Everyday I Get Closer To The Light From Which I Came
2011's Ascension showcased the guitar-led melancholia present on past Jesu staples, but it lacked the awe-inspiring sense of atmosphere that made Justin Broa... Read more »| 04 Sep 2013 -
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Manic Street Preachers – Rewind the Film
With five singers and a musical style that veers from folk, through motown via euphoric indie rock and back to cinematic brooding, the Manics' eleventh album... Read more »| 04 Sep 2013 -
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CHVRCHES – The Bones Of What You Believe
CHVRCHES full-length debut is one of the most eagerly anticipated releases of 2013, partly due to the familiarity of such slices of perfect synth-pop as The ... Read more »| 04 Sep 2013